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Show AN ARGENTIFEROUS "RING." j The quantity of philanthropy and unobtrusive charity that is floating -around loose in a quiet way, would re-; , lievo tho world lYoui the stigma of selfishness if it were fully made 1 known. As an illustration: It seems' to he supposed tli.it in all countries ' miners and men engaged in mining matters are very innocent-minded hut incapable beings; powerful in strength, as giants, but child like aud unsophisticated unsophis-ticated in business. This supposition is strengthened by tao apparent interest in-terest taken by some very philanthropic philan-thropic gentlemen, who are so atiiious for their welfare that they would rather manipulate the wealth, taken from the earth by the miners than trust those toilers tor treasure to reap the benoiits of their labor aud discoveries discov-eries doubt'ess. lest the same toilers should be injured thereby. We Lave had a whisper only a whisper, of curse, but editors have many more things whispered to them than the public ehvom of; wo have had a whisper, we repeat, that certain teuiieiiieu representing heavy amounts of capital, and operating about Manhattan Man-hattan and theOcldca date, have become be-come kee'j'y alive to the interests ot v those engaged iu the uiii.iiig business of this region. They are said to be drawing themselves into a circular organization or-ganization censorious peop.e wottli it a ''riig;'" aui they have ter iuteti :ee: the cot-.trohi-g of miners! again wo;mJ here.cer.sorious people capital to ex. that they might add bestow an unamttv While willing :o on such generous s;-iunt of praise : kindly take care ei ail thsho would fortune around, anxious thacs of . people saouldu't be ruined by cicim amount of the terrptirg dross whie: fends such numbers to gambling i: . stocks . dad ultimate destruction; wi would recouimecd others no: to put ' too great temptation in the way ever of sd much immacuiatetress. Lock out for them; v,"..:h tiem; and guarj t against "riegs" as you would a pesti-leneft. |